Don Jamieson (politician)

Donald Campbell Jamieson PC (April 30, 1921 November 19, 1986) was a Canadian politician, diplomat and broadcaster.

The Honourable
Donald Jamieson
PC
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office
September 14, 1976  June 3, 1979
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byAllan MacEachen
Succeeded byFlora MacDonald
Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party
In office
June 18, 1979  January 1, 1980
Preceded byBill Rowe
Succeeded byLen Stirling
Member of Parliament
for Burin—St. George's
In office
May 22, 1979  June 18, 1979
Preceded byRiding created
Succeeded byRoger Simmons
Member of Parliament
for Burin-Burgeo
In office
September 19, 1966  May 21, 1979
Preceded byChesley William Carter
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born(1921-04-30)April 30, 1921
St. John's, Newfoundland
DiedNovember 19, 1986(1986-11-19) (aged 65)
Swift Current, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Barbara Oakley
(m. 1946)
Children4
OccupationBroadcaster

Jamieson was born in St. John's, Newfoundland. His father was a newspaper editor, and his grandfather was a fisherman who settled in Newfoundland from Scotland.

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